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BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Barbara Cadario, BSc, BScPhm, MSc January/February 2003
Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are a public health problem that is partly preventable with sufficient ... providing the basis for many drug safety advisories from Health Canada or industry, such as those describing pure red ... Centre, the local centre for pharmacovigilance set up by Health Canada. These reports, of which nearly two-thirds ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Daniel W.L. Lai, PhD October 2003
... was even higher at 47.2%. These figures suggest that health practitioners are serving more Chinese-Canadians and need to pay additional attention to the health status of this large ethnic community. Despite the size of the Chinese-Canadian population, limited health research has been done on this ethnic group, ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Michael L. Rekart, MD, DTM&H, MHSc April 2003
... on 1 May 2003, there will be important implications for health care providers and patients. For this initiative to be ... HIV test will now be reported to local and provincial health authorities and that public health will contact the health care provider and sometimes ...
Letters / BY: Ken Stewart, MLA December 2003
... is a tribute to Dr Asante’s dedication to this important health issue. His commitment to our children is further ... in our backyard, and even luckier to have such a dedicated health care provider in our midst. Congratulations and thank ...
Letters / BY: Donald J. Young, MD June 2003
... evidence that it is not the total amount that is spent on health care that makes a difference in general health, but rather how the health dollars are distributed (the glaring example being the ...
Letters / BY: Anthony Taddei, PharmD March 2003
... for other patients. This is truly a shame when our public health care system is financially strained and starting to ... of Pharmacy Services    Fraser North Area,     Fraser Health Authority Dr Koehler responds When offering a critical ... there is demonstrable benefit, both to the patient and to health care costs. Since the vast majority of patients are ...
Editorials / BY: Jack Taunton, MD November 2003
... research projects. Active lifestyles are equated to good health, and as we encourage people to become fit and to make ...
Editorials / BY: Anthony J. Salvian, MD May 2003
... physicians would welcome an independent body to look at health care in BC with respect to resources, waitlists, and ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Brian McGowan, MD October 2003
... implementation, hospitals in the former Simon Fraser Health Region (SFHR) found the doctor-of-the-day system ... objectives, the framework, and costs were presented to the health board, and with subsequent approval, a pilot project ... utilization, increased communication with nurses, allied health professionals, and other hospital physicians. Because ...
Editorials / BY: Perry Kendall, OBC, MBBS, MSc, FRCPC April 2003
... British Columbians could be living with HIV. According to Health Canada, up to one-third of infected persons may be ... their risk and to increase knowledge of HIV status. Public health involvement in active partner notification is ... Earlier this year, following a report by the provincial health officer, ( www.healthplanning.gov.bc.ca/pho/other.html ...